Software Engineer

Come work on a product that touches and transforms the lives of millions of families across the globe! Thrive in an innovative and startup-like environment putting your technical acumen and relentless customer obsession to the best use.

 

In line with our CEO Satya’s mission for Microsoft to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, the mission of the Windows People eXperiences (WPX) team is to empower families to explore, learn and connect in a fun and safe environment.

 

Families are among the most valuable and loyal customers of Microsoft. Our solutions elevate families at Microsoft! We ensure they get the best out of productivity in Microsoft 365, gaming in Xbox, browsing in Edge and a seamless experience across Windows, Xbox and other Devices. Powered by highly scalable Azure services, we transform personal data into personal value and empower modern  families to gain peace of mind, accomplish what matters most, and to ultimately allow them to focus on what’s most important: each other.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Be deeply involved in Software Development, Testing, Integration, Deployment, Partner collaboration and Innovation aligned with product strategy. You will be hands on in building robust, high quality products using cutting edge technology.
• Hands on development for critical platform features in partnership with other ICs.
• Be a Subject Matter Expert in a specific domain or tech.
• Be customer and telemetry focused and reduce mean time to market and mean time to recover through Engineering Excellence.
• Play a significant role in driving culture of growth mindset.
• Drive Engineering Process Simplification through Tech Innovation.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
• Deep technical experience.
• Researching (and perhaps building prototypes and beyond) some new ways of doing something.
• Demonstrates a mastery of communication and data presentation and storytelling skills.
• Exhibits a growth mindset and humility, while working through high stakes scenarios.
• Proven experiences as an ally who can further a more open, diverse, and inclusive workplace with a goal of everyone feeling like they belong.
• Demonstrated hypothesis-driven, problem-solving orientation.
• Strong design, coding, debugging, teamwork, and communication skills.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of overall experience shipping commercial software including 1+ years of experience in modern app development using XAML/UWP/WinUI and C/C++ is preferred.
• Excellent design, coding, debugging, teamwork, and communication skills.
• A Customer focused innovation mindset.
• Passionate about Craftmanship in engineering.
• Experience with cross group design and coordination is an advantage.
  
  

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.